# rpk registry context

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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/current/reference/rpk/rpk-registry/rpk-registry-context.md -->

Manage schema registry contexts.

Schema contexts provide namespace isolation within the schema registry, allowing multiple independent sets of subjects and schemas to coexist.

Before using schema contexts, enable the [`schema_registry_enable_qualified_subjects`](https://docs.redpanda.com/streaming/current/reference/properties/cluster-properties/#schema_registry_enable_qualified_subjects) cluster property:

```bash
rpk cluster config set schema_registry_enable_qualified_subjects true
```

Use the `--schema-context` flag on the parent `registry` command to scope operations to a specific context.

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk registry context [flags]
  rpk registry context [command]
```

## [](#flags)Flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| -h, --help | - | Help for context. |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings. See rpk -X or execute rpk -X help for inline detail or rpk -X list for terser detail. |
| --ignore-profile | - | Ignore rpk.yaml and redpanda.yaml; use default settings. |
| --profile | string | Profile to use. See rpk profile for more details. |
| --schema-context | string | Schema context to use for all registry operations. |
| --skip-context-check | - | Skip the admin API verification of schema context support. |
| -v, --verbose | - | Enable verbose logging. |